We’re giving you permission to disobey your stodgy old high school English teacher.

THE LIST SHOW
Is it bald faced lie, or bold faced lie? Coming down the pike? Or pipe? Coleslaw, or cold slaw?
This list may not make you feel old—but it probably will warp your sense of time.
You might be surprised to learn that German chocolate cake has nothing to do with Germany—it’s actually named after the guy who developed the specific chocolate.
Old maps can be very deceiving—intentionally or not.
You’ve been breathing wrong, using the bathroom wrong, and even finding a way to sweat wrong. Luckily, we’re here to help.
One such place is notable for being both clothing-optional and having its own working nuclear reactor.
Ever wonder where slang terms like snafu, valley girl, and dumpster fire came from?
Not all stolen art remains lost forever.
When you think of extinct animals, you might go to a saber-toothed cat, or the infamous dodo. But there are, unfortunately, a lot more recent animals that have gone the way of that ill-fated bird.
Toilet paper and toothpaste have come a long, long way.
Why go to war over gold or land when you could fight over lobsters and a severed ear instead?
Space can be a tricky subject to wrap your head around.
It doesn’t take a consumer expert to know that any product that might cause anal leakage is facing an uphill battle to success.
From leopards hidden in luggage to over a hundred snakes stashed in a man’s pants, there are some absolutely wild stories of people smuggling animals.
The English language is bursting with colorful expressions that come from strange and surprising places—and many of them once had literal meanings that the general public has long since forgotten.
Being an astronaut or ice cream truck driver isn’t as glamorous as it seemed when you were young.
It really is a shame that these teams of yore are now defunct.
Life is bursting with pairs of commonly confused things—we’ll teach you how to tell a bunch of them apart.
History is full of important protests that legitimately effected change.
Did you know that the direction your dog faces when they poop might be as reliable as a compass? And that Doritos make a great firestarter?
It may be tempting to channel your inner Disney princess and befriend (or at least, attempt to befriend) every animal you come across. But wildlife is always better left alone.